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(12) Patent: (11) CA 1207059
(21) Application Number: 433137
(54) English Title: SPECIFIC COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE MEASURING DEVICE
(54) French Title: DISPOSITIF DE MESURE DU COEFFICIENT SPECIFIQUE DE PERFORMANCE
Status: Expired
Bibliographic Data
(52) Canadian Patent Classification (CPC):
  • 341/28
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):
  • F25B 49/00 (2006.01)
  • G01L 3/26 (2006.01)
(72) Inventors :
  • MACARTHUR, J. WARD (United States of America)
  • RADOMSKI, JAMES V. (United States of America)
(73) Owners :
  • HONEYWELL INC. (United States of America)
(71) Applicants :
(74) Agent: SMART & BIGGAR
(74) Associate agent:
(45) Issued: 1986-07-02
(22) Filed Date: 1983-07-25
Availability of licence: N/A
(25) Language of filing: English

Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT): No

(30) Application Priority Data:
Application No. Country/Territory Date
401,993 United States of America 1982-07-26

Abstracts

English Abstract


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ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
By measuring the power supplied to a compressor
motor and by measuring four temperatures within a mechan-
ical vapor-compression system, it is possible to develop
a device for measuring and/or displaying the specific
coefficient of performance of the mechanical
vapor-compression system. The use of the temperatures
and power supplied to the compressor motor can be used
with information on motor losses and a typical
temperature-enthalpy and a typical pressure-entropy dia-
gram to allow substantially instantaneous computation of
the actual specific coefficient of performance of a
mechanical vapor-compression system as it operates. The
measuring device can usually be installed totally exter-
nal to a building in which the mechanical
vapor-compression system is being used as a cooling sys-
tem, or as a heat pump for heating and cooling.


Claims

Note: Claims are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.



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The embodiments of the invention in which an
exclusive property or right is claimed are defined as
follows:
1. A specific coefficient of performance measuring
device for a mechanical vapor-compression system having a
motor, a compressor driven by said motor, inside coil
means, outside coil means, and fluid expansion means
connected to form said system, including: power trans-
ducer means connected to said motor to measure the power
supplied to said motor with said power transducer means
having an electrical output indicative of the power drawn
by said motor; a plurality of temperature sensing means
connected to measure temperatures including the tempera-
tures of an inlet and an outlet of said compressor, and
an inlet and an outlet of said fluid expansion means with
all of said measured temperatures being represented by
electrical signals as outputs from said temperature
sensing means; power loss storage means to store losses
typical of said motor pressure-enthalpy storage means to
store the pressure versus enthalpy characteristics of the
mechanical vapor-compression system under test
temperature-entropy storage means to store the tempera-
ture versus entropy characteristics of the mechanical
vapor-compression system under test; processor means
having a plurality of input means connected to receive
signals from said power loss storage means, said


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pressure-enthalpy storage means, said temperature-entropy
storage means, said power transducer means, and said plu-
rality of temperature sensing means: and coefficient of
performance output means connected to said processor
means to provide a specific coefficient of performance
for said system as said system is operating by said pro-
cessor means determining the power delivered by said
motor and by said processor means continuously determin-
ing said coefficient of performance.
2. A specific coefficient of performance measuring
device as disclosed in claim 1 wherein said power loss
storage means, said pressure-enthalpy storage means, said
temperature-entropy storage means, and said processor
means form a portable coefficient of performance meter
which is capable of being connected by said power trans-
ducer means to said motor, and by said temperature
sensing means to said compressor inlet and outlet and
said fluid expansion means inlet and outlet at a location
which is proximately to said outside coil means and with-
out the need to have access to said inside coil means.
3. A specific coefficient of performance measuring
device as disclosed in claim 2 wherein said processor
means, said power loss storage means, said
pressure-enthalpy storage means, and said
temperature-entropy storage means form part of a micro-
processor.



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4. A specific coefficient of performance measuring
device as disclosed in claim 1 wherein said plurality of
temperature sensing means are individual temperature
responsive sensors that are attached external to said
inlets and outlets of said compressor and said fluid
expansion means.
5. A specific coefficient of performance measuring
device as disclosed in claim 4 wherein said processor
means, said power loss storage means, said
pressure-enthalpy storage means, and said
temperature-entropy storage means form part of a micro-
processor.
6. A specific coefficient of performance measuring
device as disclosed in claim 1 wherein said plurality of
temperature sensing means further includes means to sense
the temperature of said inside coil means and said
outside coil means.
7. A specific coefficient of performance measuring
device as disclosed in claim 6 wherein said power loss
storage means, said pressure-enthalpy storage means, said
temperature-entropy storage means, and said processor
means form a portable coefficient of performance meter
that is capable of being connected by said power trans-
ducer means to said motor, and by said temperature
sensing means to said compressor inlet and outlet, said
indoor and outdoor coil means, and to said fluid expan-




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sion means inlet and outlet at a location wherein said
mechanical vapor-compression system is installed.
8. A specific coefficient of performance measuring
device as disclosed in claim 7 wherein said plurality of
temperature sensing means are individual temperature
responsive sensors that are attached external to said
inlets and outlets of said compressor, to said inside and
outside coil means, and to said inlet and outlet of said
fluid expansion means.
9. A specific coefficient of performance measuring
device for a mechanical vapor-compression system having a
motor, a compressor driven by said motor, inside coil
means, outside coil means, and fluid expansion means
connected to form said system, including: power trans-
ducer means connected to said motor to measure the power
supplied to said motor with said power transducer means
having an electrical output indicative of the power drawn
by said motor; a plurality of temperature sensing means
connected to measure temperatures including the tempera-
tures of an inlet and an outlet of said compressor, and
an inlet and an outlet of said fluid expansion means with
all of said measured temperatures being represented by
electrical signals as outputs from said temperature
sensing means; and processor means including output means
and having a plurality of input means connected to
receive signals from said power transducer means, and


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said plurality of temperature sensing means to provide a
specific coefficient of performance for said system as
said system is operating by said processor means deter-
mining the power delivered by said motor and by said pro-
cessor means continuously determining said coefficient of
performance.


Description

Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.





A SPECIFIC COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE MEA~SURlNG DEVICE
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
To measure the coefficient of performance of a
mechanical vapor-compression refrigeration system, two
S parameters must be known. These parameters are the input
power, and the heat rejected (in the case of heating) or
the heat absorbed (in the case of cooling). Currently,
manufacturers test mechanical vapor-compression systems
by measuring input power directly with a power transducer
or indirectly with an ammeter, and by measuring the heat
rejected or absorbed with a large environmental chamber.
This method allows accurate coefficient of performance
measurement, however, it does not lend itsalf to applica-
tion in the field, whether in the research laboratory or
at a specific site, such as a home in which a heat pump
or air conditioning system of the vapor-compression type
is installed.
m e need to measure the coefficient of perfor-
mance of an air conditioning system or a heat pump has
been recognized and is becoming more and more important
with the widespread use of heat pumps as an energy effi-
cient approach to heating and cooling. Attempts to
provide measurements of the coefficient of performance
have been undertaken by measurements of certain tempera-



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tures at a specific installation, but these measurementsallow for only a relative coefficient of performance to
be provided. The relative coefficient of performance
provides a measure only of whether the efficiency of the
particular vapor-compression system is increasing or is
decreasing, but is incapable of delivering a specific
~oefficient of performance for the system.
SUMMARY OF THE INVE~TIO~
The present invention discloses a coef~icient
of performance measuring device in the form of a meter
that overcomes the limitations in prior art devices. The
davice is relatively inexpensive to build and is capable
of on-site measurement, giving instantaneous measurements
of the specific coefficient of performance, and does not
interrupt the system operation. Unlike other devices
suggested for this application, it is not merely diagnos-
tic in nature, nor does it give only a relative coeffi-
cient o~ performance indication. Rather, it gives an
absolute value of the specific operating condition of a
heat pump or a vapor-compression system used typically in
a residential or commercial cooling application.
The present invention is accomplished by
measuring the power supplied to the compressor motor and,
in its simplest form, measures four temperatures that are
available normally outside of the building in which the
vapor-compression system is installed. The four tempera-



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tures measured are the input temperature and the outputtemperature at the compressor, along wit~ the temperatures
into and out of the expansion valve or expansion means used in
the vapor-compression system. With these four temperatures
and the electrical power input to the compressor motor, it is
possible to continuously compute and display the specific
coefficient of performance by means o a meter that has within
it a means for storing the losses of a particular type of
motor b~ing used to drive the compressor, the typical
temperature-entropy curve, and the typical pressure-enthalpy
curve of a vapor-compression system utilizing a particular
refrigerant. The information as to the motor losses and the
particular refrigerant ~an be set into the measuring device
which contains a processor means. The various memory means,
and the processor means (which contains a micro-processor or
microcomputer) is capable of providing absolute values for the
specific operating conditions of the mechanical
vapor-compression system under test.
In accordance with the present invention, there is
provided a specific coefficient of performance measuring
device for a mechanical vapor-compression system having a
motor, a compressor driven by said motor, inside coil means,
outside coil means, and fluid expansion means connected to
form said system, including: power transducer means connected
to said motor to measure the power supplied to said motor with
said power transducer means having an electrical output
indicative of the power drawn by said motor; a plurality of
temperature sensing means connected to measure temperatures
including the temperatures of an inlet and an outlet of said
compressor, and an inlet and an outlet of said fluid expan-




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sion means with all of said measured temperatures being
represented by electrical signals as outputs from said
temperature sensing mean6; power loss storage means to store
losses typical of said motor; pressure-enthalpy storage means
to store the pressure versus enthalpy characteristics of the
mechanical vapor-compression system under test; temperature-
entropy storage means to store the temperature versus entropy
characteristics of the m~chanical vapor-compression system
under test; processor means having a plurality of input means
connected to receive signals from said power loss storage
means, said pressure-enthalpy storage means, said
temperature-entropy storage means, said power transducer
means, and said plurality of temperature sensing means; and
coefficient of performance output means connec~ed to said
processor means to provide a specific coefficient of
performance for said system as said system is operating by
said processor means determining the power delivered hy said
motor and by said processor means continuously determining
said coefficient of performance.
In accordance with the present invention, there is
furthe.r provided a specific coefficient of performance
measuring device for a mechanical vapor-compression system
having a motor, a compressor driven by said moto.r, inside coil
means, outside coil means, and fluid expansion means connected
to form said system, including: power transducer means
connected to said motor to measure the power supplied to said
motor with said power transducer means having an electrical
output indicative of the power drawn by said motor; a
plurality of temperature sensing means connected to measure
temperatures including the temperatures of an inlet and an
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outlet of said compressor, and an inlet and an outlet of said
fluid expansion means with all of said measured temperatures
being represented by electrical signals as outputs from said
temperature sensing means; and processor means including
output means and having a plurality o:E input means connected
to receive signals from said power transducer means, and said
plurality of temperature sensing means to provide a specific
coefficient of performance for said system as said system is
operating by said processor means determining the power
delivered by said motor and by said processor means
continuously determining said coefficient of performance.
BRIEF DESCRIPTIO~ OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 is a block diagram of a mechanical vapor-
compression system with the coefficient of performance meter
attached;
Figure 2 is a typical temperature-entropy curve for
a mechanical vapor-compression system;




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Figure 3 is a typical pressure-enthalpy curve
for a mechanical vapor-compression system,
Figure 4 is a block diagram of a microprocessor
for use with the invention, and,
Figure 5 is a flow chart showing the basic
operation of the device.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
A mechanical vapor-compression system is
disclosed at 10. The mechanical vapor-compression system
10 can be considered as an air conditioning system for a
building, or a heat pump for a building. The changeover
mechanism for reversing of the system to create a heat
pump has not been shown as it is not direc~ly material to
the present invention. m e mechanical vapor-compression
system 10 includes an electrically operated motor 11, a
compressor 12 driven by motor 11, an outlet 13, and an
inlet 14. The outlet 13 is connected by a pipe 15 to a
coil 16 that has been identified as the outside coil for
the present system. The outside coil is connected by a
pipe 17 to a fluid expansion means 20 that has been indi-
cated as an expansion valve. The fluid expansion means
20 is connected by a pipe 21 to a coil 22 that ha~ been
identified as the inside coil for the device. The
refrigerant circuit for the system 10 is completed by a
pipe 23 which connects the inside coil 22 to the inlet 14
of the compressor 12.

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Th~ coil 16 has been identified as the outside
coil. Coil '~, the fluid expansion means 20, the com-
pressor 12, its drive motor 11, and the outlet 13, and
the inlet 14 of the compressor 12 are disclosed as being
enclosed at 24 in a housing that typically would be exte-
rior to a building when the system is used as an air con-
ditioning system or as a heat p~p. A second section has
been enclosed by the portion indicated at 25 which
encloses just the inside coil 22 and the pipiny 21 and 23
that connects the expansion means 20 and the inlet 14 of
the refrigerant circuit to the compressor 12. Typically
the portion shown at 25 would be enclosed within a fur-
nace or air tempering system to provide heating or
cooling to a building within which the portion 25 is
enclosed. The portion 24 typically would be enclosed in
a housing t.hat is exterior to the building being tempera~
ture conditioned, and the entire portion encircled by the
dotted portion 24 would be outside in a free air space.
The portions~ 24 and 25 are separated at 26 to show which
portions of the system typically would be inside of a
building and which portions of the system would be typi-
cally outside of the building. It will be understood
that the disclosure does not show the reversing mechanism
in the event that the system was used as a heat pump. It
is merely necessary that it be understood which portions

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are inside of the building and which are exterior to the
building .
To complete the mechanical vapor- compression
system, including the invention disclosed as a specific
coefficient of performance measuring device, the device
itself is disclosed at 30. The coefficient vf perfor-
mance measuring device 30 is connected ~y a plurality of
electrical conductors to sensors that measure temperature
within the system, and to a power transducer. A power
transducer is indicated at 31 which is connected by a
conductor 32 to the coefficient of performance measuring
device 30. Also included are a series of six conductors
33, 34, 35, 36, 37, and 38 which are connected between
the coefficient of performance measuring device 30 and a
plurality of temperature sensing means connected to
various parts of mechanical vapor-compression system 10.
The conductor 33 is connected to a sensor means 43 that
is a temperature sensor at the inlet 14 of the compressor
12. The conductor 34 is connected to a temperature
sensing means 44 that is physically mounted on the inside
coil 22 of the mechanical vapor-compression system. rhe
conductor 35 is connected to an outlet side of the fluid
expansion means 20 at 45 and is capable of measuring the
temperature at that point. The conductor 36 is connected
to a temperature sensor 46 that is connected at the inlet
side of the fluid expansion means 20, to measure the tem-

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perature of the pipe 17 as fluid enters the expansion
means 20. The conductor 37 is connected to a sensor 47
that is attached in a heat exchange relationship to the
surface of the outside coil 16 to measure its temperature
during the operation of the system. The system is com-
pleted ~y the conductor 38 bei~g connected to a tempera-
ture sensor 4~ that is effectively connected to the out-
let 13 of the compressor 20 by being connected to the
pipe 15 in a heat exchange relationship. The six temper
ature sensors can be any type of temperature sensor capa-
ble of being attached, clamped or mounted on the system
under test. The sensors provide an electrical signal
that can be measured.
As can be seen from the arrangement, the coef-
ficient of performance device 30 is capable of being
connected to the mechanical vapor-compression system 10
to measure parameters of that system without the need to
break into the refrigeration piping to measure any spe-
cific flow or pressure as a parameter of -the operation.
The sensors 43 through 48 are merely temperature sensors
which can be mounted in good heat exchange relationship
to the surfaces of the mechanical vapor-compression sys-
tem 10. The sensor 31 is a power transducer means that
is capable of measuring the power being supplied electri-

cally to the motor 11. This could be a clamp-on type of
ammeter, or other power measuring device. Further, it is


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noted that only one connection is made within the enclo-
sure 25 and that i5 to the inside coil 22 at the sensor
44. In certain cases the temperature of the inside coil
22 and the outside coil 16 are not needed, and it can
thus be seen that all of the connections can be made
within the housing portion 24 which is exterior of a
building. This allows the coe~ficient o performance
measuring device 30 to be connected to a system without
the need to gain access to the building in which the sys-

1~ tem provides climate control. T~le operation of the coef-
ficient of performance measuring device 30 will be
brought out in connection with the balance of the figures
of the present disclosure.
Figures 2 and 3 show the pertinent thermodynam-
ic states for evaluating the coefficient of performance
of a mechanical vapor-compression system on both a
temperature-entropy (T-s) and a pressure-enthalpy (P-h)
diagram. In Figure 2 the typical temperature-entropy
(T-s) diagram is provided in which the temperature in
degrees Fahrenheit is compared against enthalpy in Brit-
ish thermal units per pound mass. The diagram shows six
states (which have been identified as numbers which are
circled) ~hat are of interest in connection with the
development of the theory o operation of the present
device. The balance of Figure 2 has been labeled with

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the various states of the liquid and vapor and are
believed self-explanatory.
In Figure 3 a typical pressure-enthalpy (P-h)
diagram is disclosed wherein the six states are again
disclosed as numbers within circles. In the typical
pressure-enthalpy diagram the pressure in pounds per
square inch absolute is measured against the entropy in
British thermal units per pound mass. The diagrams of
Figures 2 and 3 are typical and will vary from refriger-

ant to refrigerant. As such, a means for storing thisinformation is provided within the coefficient of perfor-
mance device 30 as will be brought out below. In the
discussion below which develops the theory of operation
of the system disclosed in Figure 1, the diagrams of Fig-

ures 2 and 3 will be referred to.
- The system coef~icien~ of performance of the
mechanical vapor-compression system is defined as the
ratio of the heat rejected to the total work input for
heating, and as the ratio of the heat absorbed to the
total work input for cooling or:


COP h = r 2 h4~ (1)





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where:
COPsh = the system coefficient of Performance
while heating
Wt = the total work input including transport
pumps and fans
mr ~ the mass flow rate of the refrigerant
h2 and h4 are enthalpies of the xefrigerant
at states 2 and 4.

COP = r 1 5) (2)
where:
CPsC = the system coefficient of performance
while cooling
h5 is the enthalpy at state 5

The COP of the refrigerant flow circuit is:
h2 - h
rh h2 ~ hl (3)
where:

20COPrh = the refrigerant coefficient of
performance while heating;
hl is the enthalpy at state 1
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COP = COP hl - h
rc rh h - h

where:
COPrc = the refrigerant coefficient of per-
formance while cooling;
The compressor work (Wc) is:
Wc = nWin (5)

where:
Win = power to the motor that drives the
compressor (directly measurable with
a power transducer),
n = motor efficiency (a function of load).
The work input to the refrigerant (Wr) is:

Wr = mr (h2 hl~ (6)

and,
W = W - Q (7)
r c amb
where:
Qamb = jacket heat loss of the compressor
Combining equations (5) and (7) gives the refrigerant
flow rate through the compressor as:
Win n ~ Qamb (8)




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The total electrical power input to the system
is given by-


Wt Win Wfans Wpumps Wdefrost Wcontrols
+ l~crank case t9)
Combining equations (1) and (8):


COP (Win n ~ Qamb) (h2 4 (lO)
sh W (h - h )


Similarly combining equations (2) and (8):

COP (Win n ~ Qamb) (hl 5 (ll)
sc W (h - hl)


These equations show that once the power inputs,
casing loss and compressor motor efficiency are

determined, the system coefficient of performance
can be calculated knowing states l, 2, 4 and 5. The

method of calculating the states is given below.
A microprocessor (shown in Figure ~) will
have the relevant properties of the common refrigerants


stored in its memory. Thus, with a single selector
switch (not shown), the user can address the

appropriate tables for the refrigexant that is
under study. In the ideal system (no viscous
pressure losses; no subcooling and no superheat),

we can use the temperatures at states 1, 2, 4 and 5


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directly to generate the relevant enthalpies.

For instance, state 4 is saturated, thus:
T4 ~ h4 and P4 (12)

and
h4 = h5 ~13)


5 ~ 5 (14)
P5 ~ Pl (15)
Pl and Tl ~ hl (16)
P4 P2 (17)
P2 and T2 ~ h2 (18)

Therefore, by usin~ suitably insulated temperature
sensors located at the compressor inlet 14 and outlet

13, and across the fluid expansion means 20, the
enthalpies at states 1, 2, 4 and 5 can be determined.
Consider the effect of viscous pressure loss
in the eva~orator. If a well insulated temperature
sensor is installed half-way along the fluid circuit

of the condensor, state 6, we can assume that half
of the condenser pressure loss occurs between states
5 and 6.
Therefore, since:
T6 ~ P6 (19)


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and

Pl' = P5 - 2 (P5 ~ P6) (20)

rearranging equation (20):

Pl~ = 2 P6 ~ Ps (21)

Assuming no significant pressure drop in the super-
heat region:
Pl Pl (22)
now

hl = f (Pl, Tl) (23)
Similarly, it ~an be shown for viscous pressure
loss in the evaporator:
P2' = 2 P3 - P4 (24)

If one considers the viscous pressure loss o the
refrigerant gas in the condenser to be negligible,

we may write:

P2 = P2 ~ (25

now

h2 = f (P~ T2~ (26)

Therefore, for mechanical vapor-compression systems
presumed to have significant viscous pressure losses,
the addition of suitably insulated sensors at states
3 and 6 and the substitution of equations (23) and
(26) for equations (16) and (1~) respectively, will
yield correct results.

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Consider the effect of subcooling. With
the system in dynamic operation, sensor 4 will sense
the temperature of a saturated liquid or a sub-
cooled liquid. If state 4 were a saturated liquid,
then:
h4 = f (T4) (27)

Thus, knowing only the temperature of state 4, the
microprocessor can determine the enthalpy according

to an expression in the form of equation (19). If
state 4 is a subcooled liquid, then theoretically:

h4 = f (T4~ 4) (28)

However, in the subcooled region, pressu~e has little
or no effect on the enthalpy, thus the enthalpy at

state 4 can always be given by equation (27).
There is some error introduced due to the assumption
on the consistency of the pressure drop mechanism
in going from two-phase flow to the superheat region
at state 1. However, at this time it i.s felt that
this error is extremely small and will have little
or no effect on the accuracy of the device (for
example the pressure drop through the evaporator
of a well designed mechanical va~or-compression
system will in itself be small).

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The compressor jacket heat loss can be considered
if desired. Essentially, the work input to the
shaft during compression that does not go into
changing the enthalpy of the refrigerant is
dissipated as waste heat. When measuring the
coefficient of performance of the mechanical vapor-
compression system based on refrigerant measuxements,
this energy must be accounted for. Based on data
from compressor manufacturers, the microprocessor
will be supplied with enough information so the
user need only specify the type of compressor and
size of the mechanical vapor-compression system
for the heat loss term in equations (10) and (11)
to be automaticallv calculated.
Since the motor efficiencv relates the
power input measured to the actual power delivered
to the shaft driving the compressor, it is essential
that the valve input to the microprocessor be
representative of the actual motor efficiency. There-
fore, as was the case with the jacket heat loss, a
survey of numerous compressor manufacturers can
provide this data and have it stored in the micro-
processor so that, upon selection of a particular
mechanical vapor-compression system, the appropriate
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motor efficiency will be chosen for use in the ~oeffi-
cient of performance calculations.
In Figure 4 there is disclosed a microprocessor
with connections for the coefficient of performance
measuring device 30 with pressure loss using the refrig-
erant side analysis method that has been developed. The
sensors 44 and 47 (on Figure 1) that are connected to the
inside coil 22 and the outside coil 16 are not required
if the viscous pressure losses are negligible. Ihe coef~
ficient of performance meter 30 is shown in Figure 4
wherein the sensors 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, and 31 are
disclosed as an input to an analog to digital card 60.
This card is connected by a multi-pin ribbon cable 61 to
a microprocessor that could be a Motorola lA micro-

processor known as a 6802 which has a lK RAM and a 4K
PROM memory for storage of information as indicated~ The
microprocessor 62 is connected by a multi-pin power cable
63 to a power supply 64 that is capable of supplying the
microprocessor and electronics with the correct power.
Power input to the power supply 64 is shown at conductors
65 and 66 and are of conventional design.
A keypad and displa~ board 70 is provided for
input and output of data from the coefficient of perfor-
mance device 30 and is interconnected by a multi-pin rib-

bon 71 to the analog to digital card 60 and by multi-pin
ribbon cable 72 to the input ports of the microprocessor

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62. This microprocessor arrangement provides the specif-
ic coefficient of performance measuring device 30 with
the ability to store the power loss characteristics of
the motor in a power loss storage means, the pressure
versus enthalpy characteristics of the me~hanical
vapor-compression system under test in a
pressure~enthalpy storage means, the temperature versus
entropy characteristics of the mechanical
vapor-compression system under test in a

temperature-entropy storage means, and Eu~ther provides a
processor means wherein a plurality of input means are
connected to receive the signals from t~e storage means
and from the various temperature sensing means and the
power transducer means.

In order to further explain the operation of
the present device, the coefficient of per~ormance meter
30 executive flow chart is disclosed in Figure 5. At
block 80 the parameters are initialized and at 81 the
registers are cleared. The output of 81 is fed to a
check start initialization device at 82 which can provide
a "no" indication at 83, or can continue on with the
sequence at 84. If the sequence is continued at 84, the
system checks whether in the heating or cooling mode at
85. m e appropriate mode is verified by the check of the

coefficient of performance modes at 86 or 87 for heating
and cooling. The modes are properly selected and the


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system flows on to ~8 where the selection of the appro-
priate refrigerant data is checked. At 90 the sensors
(that is the temperature sensors and the power transducer
means) are read as is a real time clock. With this
information the data flow is to 91 to perForm the calcu-
lations based on the operational mode. At 92, if the
instantaneous coefficient of performance is available, it
can be displayed at 93 or further processed in a check
cycle pattern 94 which then indicates a steady state and

displays it at 95.
A representation of a speciic coefficient of
performance measuring device 30 has been disclosed in a
generalized form with the development of theory of
operation in a detailed mathematical presentation. ~his

can be readily implemented in the microccmputer or micro-
processor of Figure 4 when considered with the flow chart
of Figure 5. Variations have been disclosed within the
presentation showing how a system can be built in a
simplified form if certain losses can be neglected.

Various other structural and functional variations would
be obvious to one skilled in the art, and the present
applicants wish to be limited in the scope of their
invention solely by the scope of the appended claims.





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Title Date
Forecasted Issue Date 1986-07-02
(22) Filed 1983-07-25
(45) Issued 1986-07-02
Expired 2003-07-25

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Current Owners on Record
HONEYWELL INC.
Past Owners on Record
None
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Drawings 1993-06-28 3 84
Claims 1993-06-28 5 152
Abstract 1993-06-28 1 23
Cover Page 1993-06-28 1 16
Description 1993-06-28 21 633